(CNN) —In recent years, corals across the world have been hit by mass bleaching events due to record-high ocean temperatures. Since corals support one-quarter of all marine life, reduce storm surge and protect against erosion, it’s important for humansto help them survive and thrive. So, researchers are looking for “super corals” — species that are more resilient to environmental changes — and seeding them along the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Trump administration plans tofurther limit its sharing of classified information with Congressafter the leak of an early intelligence assessment that said its attack on Iran wasn’t as successful as President Donald Trump claimed. Although White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt originally blamed the leak on “an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community,” the administration now believes the report was leaked after being posted to asystem used for sharing classified intelligence with Congress, a senior White House official said. The Senate will receive abriefing on Irantoday; the House briefing will be held on Friday. This is not the first time the White House has kept Congressional leaders — particularly Democrats — in the dark about classified matters. Although Trump and his team reportedly contacted top Republicans before the US strikes, somekey Democrats were not informed until after the attack.
The Trump administration has become so frustrated with the federal judiciary blocking its efforts to deport immigrants without due process that it is trying a new tactic:suing all 15 federal judges in Maryland. Last month, Chief Judge George L. Russell III signed an order blocking the administration from immediately removing from the US any immigrants who filed paperwork with the Maryland district court seeking a review of their detention. The administration claims the order violates a Supreme Court ruling and impedes President Trump’s authority to enforce immigration laws. Now, the administration wants all of the Maryland judges to recuse themselves so a federal judge from another state can hear the case. James Sample, a constitutional law professor at Hofstra University, described the lawsuit as further erosion of legal norms by the administration.
A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administrationto “facilitate” the return of a Salvadoran manwho was deported last month just 30 minutes after the same court ruled he shouldn’t be removed from the US. Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, 31, isat least the fourth individual to be wrongly removed from the US, despite court rulings or protected status. In court documents, the US government acknowledged that a “perfect storm of errors occurred to allow for Petitioner’s untimely, and inadvertent, removal, despite the Government’s assurance and the eventual stay order.”
A 79-year-old man who was convicted decades ago of kidnapping and murder wasexecuted on Wednesday in Mississippi. Richard Gerald Jordan was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing Edwina Marter, a bank loan officer’s wife, in a violent ransom scheme. He was the longest-serving man on the state’s death row. “It should have happened a long time ago,” Eric Marter, son of the victim, told AP before the execution.
Residents in Santa Monica, California, say the flashing lights, backup beeps and horns on Waymo robotaxis are keeping them up at night. They’re also vexed by the vehicles’ human attendants, who work in large lots located in residential areas and loudly vacuum the taxis between fares. After receiving numerous complaints, Waymo purchased quieter vacuums and limited the late-night use of the lot that was drawing the most complaints. However, some locals said the company — and the city — haven’t done enough. And since none of the current laws or regulations apply to these situations, a handful offolks are fighting backby protesting with standoffs.
Job boards in troubleIt’s not just job seekers who are struggling. Monster and CareerBuilder havefiled for bankruptcy.TK
No sailing into the sunsetA former jewelry store manager in the UK was recently sentenced to prison after stealing more than $170,000 in diamonds, gold, silver, jewelry and cash from her employer. You’ll never guesshow she got caught.
Bumble stumblesAs younger users abandon online dating apps, companies like Bumble are being forced tolay off hundreds of workersand put a stronger emphasis on AI to find compatible matches.
1,000-year-old weapon goes on displayThe well-preserved iron sword, which was discovered during a dredging operation of a Dutch river, has beendonated to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden(National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden.
Podcast pivotSteve Burns, the original host of the famed children’s TV show “Blue’s Clues,” islaunching a podcast for grown-ups.
$3 millionThat’s how muchreward money the FBI is offeringfor information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a.k.a. El Viejo, an alleged senior leader of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua. Mosquera Serrano is the first member of the gang to be added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List, the agency said.
“I feel amazing. It’s a dream come true, to be honest.”
— Duke University forward Cooper Flagg,after the Dallas Mavericksselected him as the No. 1 overall pickin the NBA draft on Wednesday.
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Australian outback transformedWater that flowed hundreds of miles after Cyclone Alfred is set toturn a desert salt plain into a teeming oasis.
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